Chapter 132: The Seven Elders Arrive, the Burial of the Present Grave Soil

Zhang Hao just put on the second Groom's Robe, and just turned it into a black‑and‑white colorless form.

However, Zhang Hao had just begun to wield this garment before he could do anything, feeling a more concrete change.

In this Ghostly City, an old bus suddenly barreled in.

The bus looked aged, yet its speed was not slow at all; after appearing at the intersection, it was only a moment before it reached Zhang Hao.

"Toot toot toot!"

Along with the horn, a huge rumble followed.

"Bang!"

The black‑and‑white Ghost Domain had no effect on the bus and was brutally torn apart by it.

The aged bus, emitting a yellowish light, in an instant came from the intersection to Zhang Hao and slammed into him.

Struck by the bus, Zhang Hao fell heavily to the ground, motionless, like a genuine corpse.

Yet quickly, the Zhang Hao who lay there like a corpse with no movement stood up.

"Spiritual Bus, have you arrived? Let me test your strength first."

Zhang Hao stared coldly at the bus—more precisely, at the elderly driver in the bus's seat.

Although in Precognition Zhang Hao already possessed the ability to match them, it was still Precognition from Human Skin paper and not 100% accurate.

Opposite him, Qin Lao also had Precognition; back then, Zhang Hao, lacking Precognition, could still set traps for Qin Lao in the predicted outcome.

Now, Qin Lao, also possessing Precognition, finds it easier to trap Zhang Hao's predictions than Zhang Hao did before.

"According to current theory, each impact of this bus can cause an S‑rank Fierce Ghost to enter a Dead Machine state."

"You recovered so quickly; indeed, a Fierce Ghost not of this world is still terrifying."

The bus stalled, its lights went out, then the doors opened, and an elderly man covered in age spots, leaning on a cane, slowly stepped down.

After stepping off, Qin Lao only stared at Zhang Hao, not rushing to strike.

With Precognition, he could easily assess Zhang Hao's condition; he knew Zhang Hao was a bizarre being who had long walked the path of Ghost Controlling Human.

At this level, the Fierce Ghost still follows the Ghost's Action Logic and is affected by some Supernatural Artifacts, yet it has reached a communicable stage.

"This is my third encounter with you; the first time I had no ability to retaliate."

"The second time, it was a replicated Ghostly you, not even the original; even with only Six‑Tenths of the Ghostly Power, it could, through long‑range strikes, leave me unable to counter."

"However, this third time, it's your turn to be suppressed by me."

Zhang Hao stared coldly at Qin Lao; out of curiosity about this world, he did not rush to act.

Qin Lao's ability is strange; people's clarity of understanding this world varies.

Probably, aside from Zhang Dong, Qin Lao knows this best.

"Leave this world, and we can let you go," Qin Lao said coldly, staring at Zhang Hao.

Even for something of this level, despite its mind being affected by some unknown Supernatural Artifact, Qin Lao is reluctant to strike.

In the outcome Qin Lao Precognized, this battle's result is not good.

The best case is imprisoning this Ghost, but several of them would die from Fierce Ghost revival.

The worst case, they could be wiped out as a group in this Ghostly City.

"Never thought I'd still have a chance to come to this city in this life. Little Qin, why do you say so much to him about this thing?"

At this moment, the bus's large door opened, and another elderly man stepped in.

Clearly Qin Lao is already ancient, yet the elder who just stepped down still calls Qin Lao "Little Qin".

If the Headquarters heard him being called Little Qin and accepting it, they'd be too shocked to speak.

"Luo Qian!"

Zhang Hao looked at the elderly man who stepped down, his expression growing considerably solemn.

He remains very wary of this terrifying elder who can perform Burial of the Present.

"Strike directly, finish this quickly, return early; I don't have much time to waste out there—who knows when my lifespan will end."

As soon as Luo Qian finished speaking, he launched an attack at Zhang Hao.

The next moment.

Zhang Hao's body was invaded by a terrifying Ghost's Invasion; the aura was cold and decaying, and merely touching his body triggered irreversible changes.

His flesh began to rot and peel, falling to the ground as piles of Grave Soil.

Even though Zhang Hao wore Ghost Mourning Clothes and two Groom's Robes, they could not fend off this terrifying supernatural assault.

And that's not all; beneath his feet was no longer cement but an endless Graveyard.

His feet sank, eroded by Grave Soil, and his whole body was about to disintegrate in an instant.

Facing this Grave Soil that can bury everything, Zhang Hao's body was being buried.

Even the Ghost Lake within his body showed faint signs of total suppression, and the black‑and‑white Ghost Domain could not infiltrate this bizarre Grave Soil.

Not to mention the Ghost Domain; the burial by Grave Soil seems to target more than just the physical Zhang Hao.

Even Zhang Hao in the Memory World, the Gaze World, and within the Ghost Lake were all attacked at this moment.

Zhang Hao's memories grew hazy; he seemed to be turning into an irrational Fierce Ghost, and each memory‑fragment of Zhang Hao could no longer connect to the original.

His Gaze was further covered by dense Grave Soil, unable to expand, let alone spawn Gaze clones.

Within the Ghost Lake, Zhang Hao was even more terrifyingly suppressed; the lake water was sealed by a thick Golden Seal, no drop could appear in reality.

"Is this the supernatural power that can bury everything? Truly terrifying— even Precognition cannot fully foresee the danger of such an attack, only sense the horror."

"Although it's only Six‑Tenths of the Ghostly Power, attacks controlled by someone differ greatly from uncontrolled ones."

When Zhang Hao first faced Zhang Youhong in the Ghostly Mansion, Zhang Youhong also summoned Luo Qian's Six‑Tenths of the Ghostly Power.

Back then, Luo Qian was dangerous, but the assault was far less sudden and incomprehensible than now; Zhang Hao could still find a trail.

But facing the real Luo Qian, even Zhang Hao's Precognition couldn't react in time.

Perhaps each of these elders' supernaturals is too strong.

As a result, when Zhang Hao uses Precognition about their future, many messages that are not fully foreseen appear.

Of course, given Zhang Hao's current state, even the Qin Lao before him likely cannot fully Precognize Zhang Hao's situation.

Facing such a Terror Level attack, a normal person would probably have completely lost the ability to resist with supernaturals.

But Zhang Hao was not overly panicked.

The soil buried Zhang Hao deep underground, forming an old mound of Grave Soil, yet Zhang Hao did not die because of it.

At that moment, Zhang Hao, who was wandering in Ghostly City, also sensed the arrival of these elders, who rushed one by one toward the city center.

Just then, the Zhang Hao nearest the mound suddenly halted his steps.

In the next moment, the aura around him surged violently, emitting a bizarre and terrifying feeling.

The Black and White World again invaded the city, monochrome portraits falling from the sky, and Zhang Haos stepped out of the portraits one by one.

"The ability of Infinite Derivation? And also mastering that Coffin to achieve the power of turning one's body into a Ghost Domain."

"No, even that Ghost whose Source Ghost cannot be found was partially mastered by him; now each of these avatars serves as a Medium of the original body."

"Regardless of how many Source Ghosts are imprisoned, he can instantly Restart on these derived individuals, replacing the avatars to enter the Reality World."

Luo Qian, though lacking Precognition, is a member of the Republic Era Seven Elders and has lived from the Republic Era to the present, so Luo Qian's experience is extremely rich.

Many Supernatural Incidents that are unsolvable now were resolved by them in the past.

Zhang Hao displayed a single Restart, and Luo Qian witnessed the abilities of many Fierce Ghosts.

Because of Silence, even if Zhang Hao is completely suppressed and cannot use supernaturals, he falls into a Dead Machine state.

These avatars will not disappear due to the loss of the Source Ghost; they can still exist in the Reality World like a true Fierce Ghost.

And Silence, combined with the traits of the Ghostly Servant, grants Zhang Hao an Infinite Restart supernatural; within his Ghost Domain, no matter how he is suppressed, he can instantly Restart.

Even if Luo Qian just now sealed Zhang Hao together with his Ghost Domain inside a tomb, completely suppressing and isolating his Ghost Domain.

He will not be suppressed like the Ghostly Servant; instead, he can instantly replace an avatar to complete a Restart and return to the Reality World.

"No, that's not right; that Ghost seems to have been completely devoured by him."

Luo Qian observed, his complexion suddenly shifting, because he realized that this derivation was beginning to change.

After Complete Ghost Lake, Gaze, Memory, and the person emerging from the Photo, the fifth derived individual emerged from Zhang Hao.

That belongs to Silence's supernatural; as long as someone calls Zhang Hao's name, it will appear.

After Zhang Hao returned to the Reality World, he did not retaliate immediately, but looked at the Ghost Bride and Dried Corpse Bride.

The Ghost Bride has many puzzles on her, and now there is not much difference from Complete Ghost Lake; facing Luo Qian's attack, she has no major problem.

After all, Luo Qian's attack primarily targets Zhang Hao; the Ghost Bride and Dried Corpse Bride are only incidentally attacked.

Although at a disadvantage, it is not such that they are completely suppressed without any chance for a Restart.

After Zhang Hao appeared, she instantly Restarted to Zhang Hao's side.

But the Dried Corpse Bride's side is different; the supernatural on his side is still far below the Seven Elders Level, and he has already been buried in the soil.

Zhang Hao tried to use the Ghost Seeking Kin supernatural to Restart the Dried Corpse Bride from the Grave Soil, but it was useless.

"It seems we must use a time‑nature Restart to succeed."

Zhang Hao's Black and White Ghost Domain rapidly invaded the entire Ghost Domain, and the next moment all supernaturals began to reverse.

Qin Lao and the others standing on the street vanished, the Spiritual Bus dissipated as well, but the Dried Corpse Bride did not return despite the time reversal.

To this, Zhang Hao was not surprised.

Luo Qian can perform Burial of the Present, so against Luo Qian, Time Restart is ineffective.

Luo Qian's Grave Soil is so special that after Burial it becomes like gold, completely cutting off the supernatural between Zhang Hao and the Dried Corpse Bride, and also blocking the Ghost Domain's time Restart.

The reason for the Restart was simply for Zhang Hao to dig the Dried Corpse Bride out.

Without Luo Qian, Zhang Hao's current Terror Level can certainly dig a mound without any problem.

The Dried Corpse Bride was smoothly dug out.

However, at this time the Dried Corpse Bride was in a Dead Machine state, showing no sign of action after being dug out.

The Black and White Ghost Domain Restarted again; without the Grave Soil restriction, the Dried Corpse Bride quickly Restarted to the state before being suppressed into a Dead Machine.

"You go deal with that Qin Lao; I'll handle Luo Qian and the others."

Zhang Hao said to the Ghost Bride and the Dried Corpse Bride.

The Ghost Bride now, though far more terrifying than a normal Fierce Ghost, is still too prone to trouble when facing Luo Qian.

The Dried Corpse Bride is even worse; while the Ghost Bride still has a chance of trouble against Luo Qian, the Dried Corpse Bride has absolutely no ability to resist.

While Zhang Hao was commanding, on the other side.

"That Ghost Restarted to the past; the past is not my specialty, so now it's up to you to act."

Luo Qian looked at the vanished Grave Soil and said to the old lady in the bus.

Zhang Hao Restarted the Ghost Domain's time back to the past, but the present Luo Qian was unaffected.

"Hmm." The old lady nodded.

A wrinkled, stooped old lady carrying a basket appeared, walking toward the direction where Zhang Hao had been.

But as she moved forward, her figure grew increasingly vague, and finally she vanished before the eyes.

"Don't rush to act; this Ghost is unusual."

Qin Lao reminded, "When the past time and the present time intersect, we will be here; then you act again."

"I understand."

No one was there, yet a voice of an old lady echoed from the empty intersection.

At the same time.

Zhang Hao's Restarted time was not long; soon a bright bus appeared at the intersection.

An old man driving a bus collided with Zhang Hao, sending him flying away heavily.

"I'll go first."

This time, as soon as the bus stopped, the old man inside got off and attacked Zhang Hao.

A cold, eerie assault struck Zhang Hao again; a cold, eerie aura emanated from him, and his body began to rot.

"You go deal with Qin Lao."

Zhang Hao only said a line to the nearby Gui Xin Niang and Dried Corpse Bride, then began to command all his clones scattered throughout the city to rush over.

These Zhang Haos looked at Luo Qian; not just Zhang Hao himself, but all the Zhang Haos at that moment turned their Gaze toward Luo Qian.

The countless clones generated an incalculable number of Gazes.

Each of these clones possessed only sixty percent of Zhang Hao's spiritual power, but they were not to be underestimated.

Zhang Hao's ability to generate identities actually comprises five types.

If Zhang Hao can spawn ten clones each second, then each of those clones can also spawn six clones per second.

One times ten, ten times six, sixty times six.

Zhang Hao doesn't even need to create clones himself; just from these clones' individuals, the number of Zhang Hao's bodies can multiply several times each second.

Moreover, the birth of these clones does not occur solely in the Reality World.

For example, Zhang Haos from the Memory World; each time they Ghost's Invasion from memory into reality, they cannot successfully invade Luo Qian's memory to erase his past.

But each appearance of a Zhang Hao from the Memory World makes Luo Qian forget part of his memories of Zhang Hao, and occasionally also disrupts Luo Qian's attacks.

As these memory appearances increase, Luo Qian eventually cannot recall what abilities Zhang Hao possesses.

Fortunately, upon seeing this overwhelming number, Luo Qian quickly managed to react and begin the assault.

The countless Grave Soil continuously buries these Zhang Haos who have come from various worlds into reality, yet even Luo Qian, as the Graveyard master, feels exhausted when confronting such a multitude.

"There are too many; after all I'm old, and if I use too much, my body can't endure."

After all, these aren't mere little ghosts; each time Grave Soil buries a Zhang Hao clone, it consumes a great amount of Grave Soil's spiritual power.

If the usage of Grave Soil's spiritual power exceeds certain limits, Luo Qian's lifespan will be affected.

And when Luo Qian feels powerless.

That eerie Gaze makes him feel a tingling on his scalp.

As Zhang Hao's numbers increase, the stacked Gazes even cause the otherwise unaffected Grave Soil to show signs of Color Fading.

"Wuwuwu!"

However, the matter is not over yet.

Accompanied by the stacked Gazes' Gravity and Ghost's Invasion, the overlapping Crying and Kneeling Death began.

The eerie Crying echoed throughout the Ghostly City, causing the wandering Fierce Ghosts within the city to reveal an eerie sorrowful hue at that moment.

While dealing with the Seven Elders, there were also some Zhang Haos wandering in the Ghostly City.

Whenever they saw wandering Fierce Ghosts, those Zhang Haos roaming the city would immediately devour the Fierce Ghosts to raise the Terror Level, preventing the stacked spiritual power from becoming too strong for them to bear.

One by one, Zhang Haos began to kneel, accompanied by kneeling, Gazes, and Crying, Luo Qian, who had been using spiritual power to bury everything around, at this moment lost

His face took on a bizarre sad hue, and his body spewed out a huge mass of Hong Bai Shuang Sha‑rotten stenchful Grave Soil, as if he were trying to reverse and Burial himself.

A strange sorrowful hue appeared on his face, and his body surged with a massive amount of crimson, foul‑smelling Grave Soil, as if to

An old woman with a face full of wrinkles, hunched back and carrying a vegetable basket, at this moment slowly walked out; her expression was strange, clearly having set her sights on Zhang Hao.

But at that moment, Zhang Hao's expression paused; an incomprehensible spiritual power interrupted his assault on Luo Qian.

An old woman with a wrinkled face, hunched back, carrying a basket, slowly stepped forward; her expression was eerie, clearly

Similarly, future Meng Xiaodong can also achieve Ghost's Invasion from the future to the present, or from the present to the future.

"I see, because of the recent Restart, the future Meng Xiaodong invaded the present?"

Meng Xiaodong can Ghost's Invasion from the past to the present, and from the present to the past.

Similarly, the future Meng Xiaodong can Ghost's Invasion from the future to the present, or from the present to the future.

Because for the future Meng Xiaodong, the present also belongs to her past.

(End of Chapter)